can you please tell me what the proper sugar level is for diabetics?

Answer 1

There is no one proper level. Your doctor should give you targets for fasting, after meals and bedtime. It also depends if you are on insulin or not. Children and elderly who live alone with Type 1 diabetes are often advised to run a little due to risk of hypoglycemia.

Answer 2

The 'proper' glucose (sugar) level for a diabetic contines to be refined as we develop better therapy. The current 'ideal' is for your glucose to vary between 70 and 140 mg/dL (3.9 to 7.8 mmol/L) daily - day and night - irrespective of what when and how much you eat. Achieving this ideal is limited by the risk of hypoglycemia. Nonetheless many highly motivated and well educated diabetics are able to maintain these 'normal' glucose levels. The same is true for A1C goals. The American Diabetes Association recommends a goal of 7% but goes on to say that the A1C should be as low as possible if hypoglycemia may be minimized. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists recommends a goal of 6.5% but goes on to say that the A1C should be as low as possible if hypoglycemia may be minimized. Indeed both the ADA and the AACE say that the goal should be 6% if hypoglycemia may be minimized. Again - most diabetics will not be able to achieve such ideal numbers. Unfortunately only 1/3rd of diabetics are at the ADA goal of an A1C of 7% or less. The reasons for this are complex and incompletely understood. The 1/3rd figure is true for all physicians from general practitioners to endocrinologists - from rural physicians to well known and well respected academic diabetologists. This is expected to change over the next 5 years. The development over the past five years of so-called incretin medications and analog insulins are allowing us to lower glucose to levels not thought possible 10 years ago.

Answer 3

On waking up (before breakfast) 80 to 120
Before meals 80 to 120
2 hours after meals 160 or less
At bedtime 100 to 140

Answer 4

80 to 140 is good for a diabetic. anything over that and u need to control it with shots and diet. i have to take humalog on a sliding scale when my sugars run over 140 and i have to take 18 units of lantus a nite. plus i take glucotral pills during the day.

Answer 5

The best way to judge whether you are managing your diabetes is through a three month HBA1C test, which generally should be below 7.

Answer 6

It really depends on your individual situation, although 120 is "good", my husband is a type 1 whose glucose shoots up to the 500's after he eats, so we are happy when his glucose is 180 0r less.

Answer 7

80 to 120 is usually the average but your age does depend alot on the question

Answer 8

Depends on your age. My doctor tells me around 120 is good.

Answer 9

A lot of factors play into your question give more details or visit your doctor

Answer 10

a fasting blood sugar should be less than 120, most are happy with anything less than 140.